Rural Environments

Episode 2 | Who Owns Scotland?

Martin Geissler travels across Scotland to reveal what we do and don’t know about who owns our rural land, and discovers how the ways land is ...

Episode 1 | Who Owns Scotland?

Martin Geissler travels to towns and cities across Scotland to discover where responsibility lies – or should lie – when it comes to owning ur...

S03E05: Isles of Scilly | Great Coastal Railway Journeys

Michael Portillo nears the end of his railway adventure tracking the rugged coast of south west England. He finishes...

01: Nepal | Kate Humble: Living with Nomads

In a demanding and emotional journey, Kate Humble travels with the Raute, Nepal's very last nomadic community of just 140 hunter-...

Secrets | Wales: Land of the Wild

An epic journey following Wales's rivers from their birth in the mountains to the sea, discovering the hidden secrets of wildlife along the...

After Dark | Wales: Land of the Wild

For the first time, cutting-edge camera technology reveals the secrets of Wales's nocturnal wildlife, from swimming hedgehogs to fishing...

Episode 4 | Wales: Land of the Wild

It is autumn, the season of change. Wildlife is on the move, and there are battles to be fought to win mates and secure the right to bree...

Episode 3 | Wales: Land of the Wild

It is summer and the country is basking in a heatwave. In this season of extremes, it is time for some of Wales's smaller - and more exot...

Episode 2 | Wales: Land of the Wild

It is the middle of spring and the brightest time of year in Wales. The race is on to breed, but predators are on the hunt.

Episode 1 | Wales: Land of the Wild

It is the first day of spring but winter has a sting in its tail as the country is blanketed with snow. As the sun returns, the breeding ...

Episode 4 | Pembrokeshire: Coastal Lives

The people of Fishguard gather to cover the town in knitted 'granny graffiti' and the big day finally arrives for Nat James as she m...

Episode 3 | Pembrokeshire: Coastal Lives

It's a testing time for blind walker Jack Lloyd as he tackles the Pembrokeshire Coast Path for the first time with his new guide dog...

Episode 2 | Pembrokeshire: Coastal Lives

Pembrokeshire legend Auntie Vi Weston celebrates her 92nd birthday at her cafe in Bosherston, whilst Buzz Knapp-Fisher makes his eco...

Episode 1 | Pembrokeshire: Coastal Lives

The James family from St Davids start preparations for their daughter's wedding on the farm, and recycling guru Buzz Knapp-Fisher ge...

Deer management | Countryfile

Adam heads to the outskirts of Padstow to see one of the oldest deer herds in the country.

Badger culling | Countryfile

Charlotte discusses how badger culling works but differs in England and Wales, making it tricky for cattle farmers tackling TB.

Episode 3 | All Roads Lead Home

Stephen Mangan, Sue Perkins and Alison Steadman travel the UK and Ireland. Alison Steadman takes Stephen Mangan and Sue Perkins across North ...

Episode 2 | All Roads Lead Home

Stephen Mangan leads Sue Perkins and Alison Steadman on a journey of discovery across Ireland, back to where his parents lived. The trio can ...

Episode 1 | All Roads Lead Home

Stephen Mangan, Sue Perkins and Alison Steadman travel the UK and Ireland. Sue Perkins takes charge in Cornwall and leads Stephen Mangan and ...

03: South Downs | The Great British Countryside

Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury are in the South Downs, where they discover that this gentle, rolling landscape of southern En...

02: Yorkshire | The Great British Countryside

Hugh Dennis and Julia Bradbury visit Britain's biggest county. Hugh takes the controls of a glider and Julia finds out how York...

The Battle for Scotlands Countryside

David Hayman presents a personal view of the battle for access to Scotland's countryside, revealing how this conflict has shaped the phy...

Somerset Indoor Strawberry Farming | Countryfile

Adam is on the trail of Somerset strawberries grown all year round.

Flood management | Landward

Following the wettest winter on record, Arlene is in Aberdeenshire to meet the scientists taking a lesson from nature when it comes to tackling f...

Episode 2 | The New Builds Are Coming: Battle in the Countryside

Film-maker Richard Macer explores the decision by the government to free up the green belt to developers. Ma...

Episode 1 | The New Builds Are Coming: Battle in the Countryside

Film-maker Richard Macer explores the controversial decision by the government to free up the green belt to ...

S01E04 | Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy

In Puglia, Alex visits the Monte Pollino national park, and explores the troglodyte cave dwellings and samples the week-long carni...

Massif Central | The Geography Programme

Massif Central, a huge underdeveloped region, has suffered from depopulation in the last century but new transport links are revital...

Episode 3 | Welcome to Lagos

This last episode follows Esther, who lives in a scrap house on the beach in central Lagos. Her village has repeatedly been bulldozed by governm...

Sustainability on Eigg | Countryfile

Tom Heap is on the Isle of Eigg, where islanders aren't waiting for government to help them level up but are doing it for themselves.

03: Ingenuity | Welcome to Rio

This episode looks at the resourcefulness of some of Rio's poorest residents, revealing how favela residents exploit their opportunities.

02: War | Welcome to Rio

A look at Rio's drug-trafficking favelas, being 'pacified' by the government's special forces ahead of the World Cup in increasingly violent incursi...

01: Peace | Welcome to Rio

Documentary series exploring Rio's shanty-towns, the favelas. In Cantagalo, delivery man Rocky carries goods up the steep staircases overlooking C...

07: Modern Times | British Isles: A Natural History

Close encounters with rare red squirrels and bats hiding in the silos at Greenham Common - Alan Titchmarsh reveals a hund...

04: The Land | Britain from Above

Comparing exhaustive footage of East Anglia in the 1940s with the countryside of today.

Shan Balloon Festival | Burma with Simon Reeve

Travelling through Burma, Simon Reeve visits Shan state, home to the Shan ethnic minority, and attends a spectacular Shan Ball...

The Irrawaddy River | Burma with Simon Reeve

Travelling through Burma in 2018, Simon Reeve journeys by boat on the Irrawaddy River, the lifeline to many of the country's rur...

A Kyrgyz Summer Camp | Walking the Himalayas

Explorer Levison Wood stays with a nomadic people in their summer camp in northeast Afghanistan.

Rapid Chinese development | This World

The vast scale of Chinese development plans, and the role of state-owned enterprise.

Wuhan urban renewal | This World

Development plans for Wuhan in Hubei Province, China.

Impact of the new city | This World

How the new city has impacted different families from White Horse village.

Migrant workers | This World

150 million people from rural communities in China leave their families to work in cities.

Synthetic fertilizer | Natural World

Many farms depend on synthetic fertilisers to continue growing plants on soil that has been overworked.

Livestock farming | Natural World

Rebecca Hosking explains why livestock farming is fuel intensive and visits a farm that is trying to combat this.

Farming and fuel shortages | Natural World

Rebecca Hosking discusses how fuel shortages will impact farming.

Slum Clearance | Welcome to Lagos

How the Lagos Megacities Project is impacting people living in the slums.

The Megacity Project | Welcome to Lagos

Rural to Urban Migration | Welcome to Lagos

Migration from rural environments to the Lagos slums.